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History Talks Back A Viking Walk with Melkorka

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Iceland's founding story, told in character by a costumed saga guide walking you through the old town
Full description
This isn't a tour where you listen to a guide talk about history, it's one where history talks back. Melkorka isn't a narrator standing beside the story; she's living inside it, in full costume, telling her own saga as she walks you through the very ground she once stood on. Most Reykjavík walking tours cover centuries in a rush of names and dates. This one stays close to a single, human thread: one settler's story, told through her own voice, her own songs, and a little dancing along the way. It's history you can move to, not just listen to, which is exactly why it works for a curious 8-year-old and their history-buff grandparent in the same group. And unlike the city's other Viking-age sites, this walk doesn't ask you to imagine the past behind glass. It puts you on the actual streets, above the actual excavated remains, with someone who makes 9th-century Iceland feel like something you just met, not something you read about.
About this activity
Duration
1 hour
Location
Reykjavík
Cancellation
24 hours
Language
English, French
Includes
  • Fun history facts
Trip plan

Starting point:

Ingólfur Arnarson Statue

Statue of Ingólfur Arnarson

Tjörnin

Aðalstræti

Ingólfstorg

Arrive back at:

Ingólfur Arnarson Statue

This is an example. Travel routes may change.
From 7.103 ISK
Per person